Daniel 4:17:12Dan.4.17.W12TABWLC Daniel 4:14
עִלָּאָ֤ה
ilaaa
“the Most High”
- Transliteration
- i-la-AA
- Extended
- ih-lah-AA
- IPA
- /ʕil.laːˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Most High
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-la-AA
- phraseyour reading level
i-la-AA beh-mal-KHOOT
- clause
ad-DIV-rat DEE yin-deh-OON kha-na-YA dee-sha-LIT i-la-AA beh-mal-KHOOT e-no-SHA oo-leh-mahn-DEE yits-BEH yit-ni-NAH oo-sheh-FAL ah-nah-SHEEM ye-KEEM a-LAI
- sentence
beh-geh-ZE-raht ee-REEN pit-ga-MAH oo-meh-MAR ka-di-SHEEN sheh-EL-TAH ad-DIV-rat DEE yin-deh-OON kha-na-YA dee-sha-LIT i-la-AA beh-mal-KHOOT e-no-SHA oo-leh-mahn-DEE yits-BEH yit-ni-NAH oo-sheh-FAL ah-nah-SHEEM ye-KEEM a-LAI
Root and etymology
ע־ל־אAyin–Lamed–Aleph
“to be high, exalted”
In context — Daniel 4:17
By the decree of the watchers the edict stands, and by the word of the holy ones the decision is fixed, in order that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of mankind, and He gives it to whomever He wills, and He sets over it the lowliest of men.
About this coordinate
Daniel 4:17:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Daniel 4:17, so the Hebrew word עִלָּאָ֤ה (ilaaa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Dan.4.17.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Dan.4.17.W12.S1) and character.